Homicide Arrest
June 22, 2021 11:35 AM
On June 21, 2021 at approximately 7:30 PM, Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) Officers were dispatched to the area of the 300 block of Broadway to investigate a report of a shot fired. When officers arrived on scene, they located a male with a stab wound to the neck. Officers immediately began life saving measures before Santa Monica Fire Department personnel arrived on scene and transported the victim to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Officers learned an altercation between the victim and a male and female began near the Santa Monica Pier and ended up in the 300 block of Broadway where the victim was stabbed. Witnesses who were with the victim provided a description of both subjects along with their last known direction of travel. At one point during this altercation, a shot was fired and a spent .45 cal casing was located. However, it is unclear who fired that round.
SMPD officers quickly established a perimeter. Two subjects were stopped in the area of 6th and Santa Monica. The subjects were identified by the witnesses as the subjects involved in the incident. They were taken into custody without incident. Officers located a knife believed to be used by the suspect. Sean Alexander Graves, a 28-year-old male from Long beach was booked for 187(A) PC – Murder. The female with Graves was interviewed then released.
Anyone with any information pertaining to this incident is encouraged to contact Detective Haro with the Criminal Investigations Division at 310-458-8432 or the SMPD Watch Commander (24 hours) at 310-458-8427.
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